Shipwrecks in the Americas

Klappentext Expert guide to locating, surveying, excavating, identifying sunken vessels. Also detailed catalog of 4,000 wrecks arranged by year and locale. 73 illustrations. Bibliography. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of IllustrationsPreface to the 1975 EditionIntroductionPART ONE1. The Ships2. "Early Salvors, Treasure-Hunters, and Marine Archaeology"3. Locating Shipwrecks4. "Surveying, Mapping, and Excavating a Site"5. Identification and Dating of Shipwrecks and Their Cargoes6. Preservation of ArtifactsPART TWO1. Canada2. The United States3. Florida4. Mexico5. The Lesser Antilles6. Bermuda7. The Bahamas8. Cuba9. Hispaniola10. Jamaica and the Cayman Islands11. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands12. Central America and Off-Lying Areas13. South AmericaSelected BibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Robert F. Marx
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.11.2011
• EAN: 9780486255149
• ISBN: 978-0-486-25514-9
• No. of pages: 576
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous